Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112446.015 - Employee is killed in fall from truck

Accident Summary Nr: 112446.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 12/28/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1370289.015	01/11/2019		238910	Claude Eddie Wilhoit

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 28, 2018, an employee was working inside a dump trailer and was standing on top of a load of tree debris. The employee could not fasten the tarp and needed to trim off limbs to be able to do so. The employee reached for a chain saw, slipped and fell, striking his head against the concrete curb. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene from skull and brain injuries.

Keywords: Brain, Concrete, Fall, Fracture, Skull, Struck Against, Tree Limb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other				9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1370289.015	57	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause:

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